Description

Set 1

Bertha
Me And My Uncle
Sugaree
Beat It On Down The Line
Bird Song
Black Throated Wind
Don't Ease Me In
Mexicali Blues
Box Of Rain
Tomorrow Is Forever
Big River
China Cat Sunflower ->
I Know You Rider
Playing In The Band
Casey Jones

Set 2


The Promised Land
Ramble On Rose
El Paso
Stella Blue
Jack Straw
Dark Star ->
Weather Report Suite Prelude ->
Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo
Around And Around
Big Railroad Blues
Sugar Magnolia ->
Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad

Notes

Comment: 'Stars & Stripes Forever' tuning before
'Tomorrow Is Forever' 'Nickelodeon' tuning before
'Playin' 'Dixie' tuning before 'Dark Star"
There are sound adjustments during Bertha.
There is some minor digi-noise at the end of Jack Straw.

Thanks to Dr Bruce Fried for lending me his dat.
Transferred and seeded to etree by Mike Lai
stellablue.etree.org
any questions, info send to usalai@nycap.rr.com

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Reviewer: njpg - - November 20, 2012
Subject: Brilliant show.

Lesh is very prominent in the mix.

Reviewer: lexpost - - January 13, 2012
Subject: Yes, there's a lot of bass in the mix but not beyond redemption

I first got a hold of part of this show back in '78 or '79. What really makes this show stand out for me is Phil taking a solo out of the Dark Star into the Weather Report

Reviewer: Evan S. Hunt - - November 20, 2011
Subject: A Count Too Bass-y

Tried diligently to stream this entire show but it was too bass-y on my playback system to enjoy. Towards the end of Dark Star I just had to give it up.

Reviewer: clementinescaboose - - October 22, 2010
Subject: Don't forget the Bird Song!

i agree this show is somewhat overrated, but i think it deserves high marks for what surely must be, imho, a TOP FIVE reading of Bird Song. is '72 this songs best year? 8/27, 9/10, 9/27, 10/18-19, and 11/17 are all great.

This particular performance is wonderfully jazzy with Lesh and Garcia intertwining beautifully during the between-verses jamming. Garcia's phrases are endlessly inventive and full of passion...listen to the entire song PEAK at the 4:25 mark!

The Dark Star is actually pretty underrated and unique...look out for great versions of Don't Ease, Big RXR Blues, and China>Rider too!

Reviewer: Cliff Hucker - - November 19, 2009
Subject: Nice Texas Darkstar...

Bot both of these Hofheinz show are bit overrated. The sound quality/mix are a slightly off and these two performances are not nearly as inspiring as the creme de la creme of '72. (92 pts)

Reviewer: rick e. - - May 22, 2008
Subject: 1972-11-19

I first got a tape of this show around the time they broke out Box of Rain on 03-20-86 ,and I always loved this version of Box of Rain.I also had this show on a bootleg album called Texas Stiffs.This version sounds better than any copy I used to have.